Alabama vs. Florida State
Alabama and Florida State have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1965; officially, Alabama leads 4–1–1; as played, 4–2–1 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Alabama 4–2. The NCAA vacated Florida State’s win (2007); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- Alabama leads 4–1–1
- Alabama wins on file
- 4
- Florida State wins on file
- 2
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1965
- Longest streak
- 1 Alabama
- Current streak
- 1 Alabama
- Last 10 meetings
- Alabama 4–2
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–1 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Alabama 1, Florida State 0; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 10.6 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Alabama
- 3–0 Alabama’s record at home
- At Florida State
- 1–0–1 Florida State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1 Alabama first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Alabama’s biggest win1965: Alabama 21, Florida State 0by 21 points
- Florida State’s biggest win2025: Florida State 31, Alabama 17by 14 points
- Upset2025: Florida State 31, Alabama 17Florida State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2017: Alabama 24, Florida State 7No. 3 Florida State at No. 1 Alabama
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2017.
| 2025 | ABC | 10.7 million viewers |
| 2026 | ABC | 7.0 million viewers |
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Sep 19, 2026 | 10Alabama 50, Florida State 36 | at Alabama | ||
| Aug 30, 2025 | Florida State 31, 8Alabama 17 | at Florida State | ||
| Sep 2, 2017 | 1Alabama 24, 3Florida State 7 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||
| Sep 29, 2007 | Florida State 21, 22Alabama 14vacated | Municipal Stadium | ||
| Oct 12, 1974 | 3Alabama 8, Florida State 7 | at Alabama | ||
| Sep 23, 1967 | Florida State 37, 2Alabama 37 | at Florida State | ||
| Oct 23, 1965 | Alabama 21, Florida State 0 | at Alabama |
Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.